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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04
Justifiable Homicide.

Darius W. Parks, Of Trumbnll co.
Ohio, has been pardoned by the gov
ernor lie was sent to he peniten-
tiary in 1880 for murder in the second
degree. In August of that year
Parks killed one John Mcdonald.
The governor says: THE facts, as
they are conceded and agreed to be,
make this ca in which it is very
clearly and imperatively the duty of
the governor to grant u pardon. Pri-
or to the homicide Parks had always
sustained good reputation. He
was peaceable and industrious man
No charge of any kind had ever been
preferred against him. At the time
of the homicide he was living in the
outskirts OF the town Of Niles. AS
he approached his home on his way
from his work at noon time he heard
the screams of his wife. Running
quickly into the house, he found
there large brutal looking man as
saulting his wife. Neither he nor his
wife had ever seen the man before.
Parks grabbed his gun, which hung
on the wall, and with It drove Lne
man from his wife ami from tn4 lDlSe
He refrained shooting 70, fear lie
might kill his wife, and from desire
to avoid bloodshed if possible. AS
soon as the man was gone from the
house, Parks went to the assistance
of his wife, hut while aiding her to
recover from the assault on her, Nc
Donald suddenly returned, threaten.
ing violence to Parks and that he
would repeat the assault ON Mrs.
Parks at the first opportunity. There
upon Parks picked up his gun and
shot and killed Mcdonald. In the
opinion of the governor there never
was more justlfable homicide and
the man should never have been con-
victed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04
Orchard and Garden.

We have been favored with sam
pie copy by the publisher J. T. Low
ett o! this horticultural magazine.
which is published at Little Silver,
n. j. The magazine is devoted to
horticulture as its name implies, and
a copy, which costs on y so cts. a
year. would be worth ten times that
amount to any farmer or gardner.
The best horticulturists throughout
the country contribute to the pages
of the magazine, among whom we
notice the names Of E. P. Roe, auth
or of Success with small Fruits"
The Home Acre." etc.; A. S Fuller,
author of "Small Fruit Culturist,"
"Grape Culturist," "Practical For
estry, etc; Peter B. Mead, formerly
editor in chief of the "Horticulturist; :;
f. Williams, Secretary of the New
Jersey State Horticultural Society {;
D. B. Wier, the well-known editor
and horticultural writer of the West;
Theo. F. Baker, whose skill and sue
cess as market gardner and con.
tributions have given him celebrity
The journal is we'll printed on twenty
pages of the best paper, abundantly
illustrated. Send for sample copy
free.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04
Bismarck and Germany Do Not
Want War.

Hon. George H. Pendleton, minist.
er to Berlin, who has just arrived
home, will remain III the country
about month. He says the situa-
ton when / left Berlin was very
much strained. The powers of Eu-
rope, from a general feeling of insc-
curity, have been making immense
preparations. There are tremend-
Gus military works and ornaments
on every side. l heard Won Moltke
say that it was a condition of affairs
that must have solution. 1t may
have changed since then. Mr.. Pen
dleton said that he could not see that
any one in Germany desired a war.
In fact, every effort was being made
to avoid it. Bismarck was not ready
for war now. He would not be ready
until the military bill had been pass
ed, and the army recognized. "In
tact,' added the ambassador, sit
seems to me that Bismark would ac-
cord heartily with any proposition
for peace with honor. Public opin.
ion does not count in Europe as 1t
does here. In America all questions
are discussed freely by the press,
who in reality form public opinion.
In Germany public policy is decided
differently. Won Moltke, Bismarck,
and two or three others settle such
matters. In France General Boul-
anger leads. One peculiar thing
would strike Americans in Europe
that is how little the people influence
the policy of the rulers"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04
Leslie Items.
Communicated.

Communicated.
From what I can see and learn the pro-
b ibtory law is having good effect and if
1igidly enforced will no doubt be quith ben
eficial to the community.
The B. & 0. r. r. are now pushing their
new depot to completion which will be
ready for occupancy by the first of March.
Mr.. Harry Metcalf is our new agent
and we think him the right man in the
right place. He is thoroughly posted in
the art of telegraphing and all the other
paraphanalia connected with rail road bus
iness, besides being very afable and
| courteous gentleman. This bids fair to be
one of the best business stations on the line
of the new road. We now have two excellent
warehouses engaged in business, Messrs.
Duyckinck, Gillespie & Co., being the
owners and proprietors of one and Mr..
VIM. f. Lamdln owning and managing
the other.
Mr.. Lamdin has shipped during the last
20 days about 280 tons Of hay and straw,
and large quantity of grain, and has sold
some $50 or 800 tons of coal. Messrs.
Duyckinck. Gillespie & Co. have also been
doing a good trade considering the short
time they have been engaged in business
here.
n addition to the hay, straw and grain,
there has been shipped from this place
within the last month large quantity of
sawed timber and other freight. The B. &
o. R. R. Co, have also opened an ex-
press Office at this station.
We have one new house nearly complet-
ed, and expect others to go mp ia the spring
About half mile north of the new station
a little town has sprung up within the last
Is months containing some Is or II build
ings. The boys dubbed it MaryviIle, ow-
ing to the fact, no doubt, that IA large numb
er of the women bear the exalted name of
Mary.
The Rolling Mills at North East are
running on full time and the employees
look prosperous and happy,
n RAILROAD MAN.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04
Failure of the Volina Company.

Mr.. L. jeff Mibourne & Co., news
paper advertising agents, No. 1913 E.
Baltimore street, Baltimore, sends us
a neat business card which is scaled
as a convenient type measure. "The
Volina Drug and Chemical Company"
whose advertising Milbourne & Co.
had the handling Of, has gone
where so many good patent med
icine companies go. Wonder if
that pretty goddess of the company
has died? The company invested all
its ready cash in photographic pictures
of their little goddess, in place of put.
ting it into the newspapers, and it
should be no surprise that they have
gone where business fools are sure to
go. Milbourne & Co. very honorably
and promptly assume the responsible
ity of the contracts they made with
publishers for the company to the
date of their failure.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04
The Patent Office.
mmunicated.

Communicated.
There are about ten books in the secret
archives Of the United States Patent Office
for which patent attorneys in Washington
would be willing to give 100000. They
are the books containing the names and ad-
dresses of inventors whose cases have been
rejected during the past ten years. There
has been an average of 28, 900 cases filed in
the Patent Office every year for the last
ten years and a yearly average of $4,000
patents granted. Last year there were 3d.
900 application filed and $4,000 patents
issued, the largest number in any one year.
On this showing something like 6t per cent
ofthe applications have been patented. So
there have been during the last ten years
about 100000 rejected cases. These in part
include cases defeated in interferences and
applications allowed, but on which final
fees haye not been paid.
Now good attorneys get fully 60 per cent
of their cases allowed and patented; hence
there must be some reason for only 60 per
cent Of the applications being allowed. The
reason is this, fully 5000 inventors every
year make out their own cases and try to
get them through the Patent Office. Not
knowing the routine they almost invariably
get involved in the meshes of red tape and
the intrcacies of Patent Office procedure.
The difficulty may be slight, Il mere infor-
mality, defective drawing, an improperly
worded application, an inde finite specifca-
tion, or slight interference requiring a
few amendments which a skillfnl patent at
torney could make in half an hour. But
to the inventor these prove an insurmount-
able obstacle; his application is rejected
and he gives up in disgust or despair.
Applications for patents in the United
States Patent Office go first TO the twenty
eight principal examiners, according to the
subject matter. If they are rejected two
years are allowed in which to amend them
or take other necessary action. If no action
shall be taken at the end of two years, such
cases are treated as abandoned, and are sent
TO the division where they are entered in
The books which the Patent Attorneys so
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04
Happy Hoy!

Col. j. +. Hoy has accepted a
pressing call to work for Local OPP
tion in Virginia, before the Spring
elections, and reports having i'm
mense meetings. He will begin stir
ring up Chester county the first Mon
day in March, and desires to have at
least two nights in place ifpossible
The Good Templars have arranged
about a dozen meetings for him.
Oxford Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04

much covet. Fully $4,000 Of the rejected
cases of the last ten years fall under these
conditions. At low estimate $4,000 of
these rejected cases put in the hands of a
competent attorney, could be patented.
A patent attorneys fees on such
conditional cases would be $25 a case
"a gross sum of S625,0IO. Count out dis
gusted inventors and those not able to pc ~
still an enormous plumber would get out
patents if they knew how. Put the trouble
is just here-no one outside the Patent Of
fee is allowed access 10 those file books.
And without them they can not learn the
name and address of inventors. Then
again, the some $4,000 cases now lying in
the examiners room awaiting the two
years limit. These are still more valuable
for if they are taken up before the time
limit expires, the initial fees do not expire
while in other cases they would have to be
repaid.
The practice in the United States Patent
Office was not always thus. During Grants
first term, for period of about year, at
torneys were allowed access to all letter
books, and previous to that had been al
lowed access to the files of abandoned cases,
but there was a constant scramble. not in
frequently downright fights over them, and
about 1875 the Patent Office made them Sc
cret.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04
What Becomes of all the Pins?

This old question was published
in the MIDLAND week or two ago,
and Mr.. H. W. Jones of Perryville
sends US the following witty pun as
an answer.
"The pins fal to the ground and
become terrGpins.'
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04
Garfield Post No. Is G.. A. r.

will meet every first and third
Wednesday afternoons at 2 O'Clock
P. NJ. by order S. HAMBLEToN.
JANIS st. Adjutant.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04

CATARRH CURED, health and
sweet breath secured, by Shiloh's, Ca
tarrb Remedy, Price so cents. Nasa-
injector free. Sold by DIR. l.. R. Kirk. n
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04
Decrease of the Public Debt.

The public debt statement issued
Feb 1st, shows a decrease of about
$9,O00,O00 in the debt since Jan 1st.
The receipts during January we're
$2S,70O, 900. being about 100000
more than the receipts for the same
month of last year. The expenditures
for January, 1887, were $4,000 900,
being S3,0o0,0OO less than the ex-
penditures for January, 1887.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04
TY, Md. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1887. NO. go

OF course some OF the clerks were
bribed to hide the bill, and stave off
proceedings as long as possible.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04
A New Dodge to Evade Legislation

- NeW DoQSo 10 EVaQo Legislation .
At the last session of Congress the
conference on the bill declaring a
forfeiture of the lands granted to the
North Pacific Railroad Company de-
cided to report back disagreement
to their respective houses, but up to
date no report has been made. 1t is
now learned that the conference COM
mittee are not able to make their re.
ports. owing to the fact that the bill,
which, when last seen, was in possess
ion of the House conferees, has been
lost or misplaced. Search for the
bill has been going on for month.
If it does not turn up soon, steps
will be taken to get a fresh copy
from the Senate, to which the House
can re-attach its amendments.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-18

"Bixport's right ahead there
where you see the meetin' house
steeple over the tree-tops, yonder, ,
said Captain Flagg, pointing ahead
land l can tell you, Tad, when a man:
ben facin' the dangers of the bolster
Gus ocean as we sailors has to, the
words of the poet Shakespeare:
'Home ag'in-home ag'in,
From a furrin shore,
And oh! it fills my soul with Joy
To see my fren's once more"
goes to the right spot"
Tad respectfully replied that he was
sure they must, and, at the same time,
gave little involuntary sigh as he re.
membered his own homeless condition.
"But, may be, can get a chance with
real clever man, and, if I'm smart,
save up my money, and some day buy
little house of my own" thought Tad,
who had rather hopeful disposition.
And so, with the same interest that he
had given to the sights on the great
deep, Tad watched the to him almost
equally novel scenes on the shores
which they were passing-scenes that,
though perfectly familiar, were hailed
with the enthusiasm of voyagers re-
turning from at least a three years
cruise, by the. entire ships company.
John Doty's got the same old
whiteface cow" Che pronounced it
kaow) "he had when he went away;
he talked of swappin' with Ozias Nash,
one SPELL" said Eph, as the schooner,
drifting slowly with the tide, was borne
within a cables length of the shore,
where number of cows were brows-
ing on the short pasture-grass, which
grew down within few feet of high
water mark.
Square Halls had the line fence
'twixt him and old Burton white
washed. 1 see," Captain Flagg OBJ
served, as he stood with his eagle eye
glancing shoreward through the can
vas-covered telescope. go
And as the Mary j." very deliber-
ately rounded densely wooded point,
aided by light breeze which had be-
gun to fill the schooner's sails, and the
town of Bixport appeared in fun view.
even Polly recognized with rapture that
the roof of the school-house had been
newly shingled.
lTO BE CONTINUED
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feeling mechanically in his pockets fol
his pipe-which he discovered, mo-
ment later, to be on the deck, in pos.
session of Bounce, who was grayely
dragging it away to the Unreasonable
delight of Polly-"an' you've gone
through the responsibilities, an
dangers, an typhoons = an things
gently he rather hazily concluded,
as he recovered his pipe from Bounce,
..you'll realize that what Solomon says
about truth being stranger'n fiction is
Jest about as he's put it."
but I-I-don't think 1 want to be
sailor" faltered Tad, with downcast
eyes.
"What-not want to be q salyel
bold, and pillow the ragin' MAN," ex.
claimed the Captain with look of I'm.
utterable Amusement.
mo, SIR" family replied Tad. And
as he thus spoke, he hung his head SC
far one side that the big fur cap fell
off, and was Immediately seized by
Bounce, who began to worry it, evil
IDENTIFY regarding it as some new spe-
cies of the feline race, until, in the
feryor of his attack, he fell into it bod
lily, and gave vent to small yelps, ex-
pressive of extreme fear.
1t was some time before the Captain
recovered from the shock occasio1ed
by Tad's reply. That a likely boy
should prefer prosaic existence
ashore, who had once tasted the pleas
urable excitement of "a life on the
ocean wave" passed his simple COM
prehension. But gradually yielding to
Polly's artful arguments, Captain
Flagg's brow began to clear.
"All right, my lad" he said, quite
cheerfully 81 own I'm bit struck
aback, but, seeing you don't take
naturally to sailorizin', there's no press
gangs nowadays to force you into
goin' against your will. Only" re-
marked Captain Flagg, fitting back his
oil-skin hat, and scratching his head
refectively, Il don't just know what
to do with you, now you've changed
your mind.
Il known suddenly exclaimed
Polly, clapping her hands.
"Well?" asked her father, interroga-
lively.
"We'll find him chance on farm
when we get to Bixport," returned
Polly, confidently. You'd like farm
wouldn't You, Tad?"
Tad nodded with growing enthusi-
asm. He knew that farming had some
thing to do with new milk and fresh
butter and driving horses. Whatever
it was, it would be far preferable to GO
ing to sea. And so it was pretty def
nitely settled that Tad should be a
farmer, provided he be able, through
the Captains influence, to find a situa-
ton.
When Tad came on deck at sunrise
the following morning, sleepily rubbing
his eyes, he rubbed them still harder,
and, moreover, gave his elbow sly
pinch to make sure that he was fully
awake as he saw the strange transform
alton that had taken place in his sur
roundings of the previous night.
For 10! in place of the far-reaching
sea, green fields, alternating with for
ests of oak or pine, sloped down on
either hand to the edge of a broad riv-
er as smooth and clear as glass on
whose upmoving tide the MARY j."
was slowly drifting.
"Wh-y-y," exclaimed Tad. staring
about him in glad surprise, ''where is
this, anyway"
This is down East Tad" laughe
Polly, enjoying his look of perplexity.
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AN ATTACK OF sEAsICKNEss.
ecrawled into the very centre of big
~coil of rope, where he huddled down as
in big bird s-nest, groaning and sigh
ing, and occasionally family calling
upon some one to cast him into the
depths of the sea. Captain Flagg was
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-18
CHAPTER IV.-CoST1NUED.

uCopwiqlteG 1856, By d. Lotarop d Co., and
Published Gy Special Arron1sment.l
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-18
Adventures Of Tad,
OR THE -
sHAPS AND HISHAPS OFALOST SACHEL.
a Story for Young and Old.
BY FRANK H. CONVERSE,

AUTHOR OF PEPPER ADAMS BLOWN Oh
TO SEA-" paul GRAFTON ETC.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-18

The simplest and the lightest running sew
ing machine on the market Self-setting
needle and self-threading shuttle. Sold on
payments to silt purchasers. without inter-
est. Organs and machines cleaned and re-
paired on short notice. Charges moderate
and satisfaction guaranteed. Office on Broad.
way, south of Shockey & Snider's.
National Republican., 1887-09-03
". .MAlL rll,a- or 4 nA

H"t "NtNit. rlttNts- Or a DAN.
niu"' r'tu rr-urrs IA snr AI"at f'.a
CO.,
Til, CitiztnS committee meets next Tuesday
night Ai ttaud Army Hal
lue report Of 81. Auu Infant Asylum shows
that DO uhnurcn were cared tor last wear.
James clarke, co,orrd, arrested tor stealing
toIg.,ss snHu Hurd', uvC.c)It Will be tried
H. the puicc COurt on the lsth instant.
The aruual report nf tnc st. Rose industrial
school shows th1t suvcnty.iye poor girls are
h,ug piOviucd tor. There is no District ap.
pro- rihtiOn fur this institution.
Wash Curry, colurcd, arrested by Officers
Pearson and Sanford on suspicion of stealing
= large number OF tools. WAS yes crday sent t.
the wUrkhOuso iOr Unity days by Judge Htr.
per
Sergeant Dlgpins yesterday arrested two
COLOR d men Vlth number OF pop bottles tlled
with whiskty, which they Itvuded to dispose
Of when caught The whiskcy was COntiscIted
and the men were released
a borse attached to one OF the wagons Of the
geological survey ran away yesterday mOrn-
ing, and, when passing the Ascension Chur'h,
llrofiyCr was thrown from tho wagon and
had his foot terribly mashed.
Mr.. G. r. Jones has been appointed general
freight agent for Washington and GEORGETOWN
Oi the Inland and Seabpard COlStinR Company
For the past eleven years Mr.. Jones has acted
ns agent for the steamer MNt.anu.
National Republican., 1887-09-03
Fish Con,missioner Goode.

Prof. Goode took the oath of Office as fish
commissioner aud entered yesterday upon the
practical discharge of his duties. with the ex-
ception of the merest routine matters, the busi-
since Prof. Baird's death--Maj. Ferguson hold
lug that his power as acting commissioner con-
ieired by the designation by Prof Baird ceased
with the lat,er's death. Prof Goode, there
FORE finds before him an accumulation OF
matter Of more or less Importance, to the mas.
terry of which the first days of his incumbency
must be largely devoted. He contemplates no
immediate ohangt In The personnel or tue
methods of the Commission.
National Republican., 1887-09-03

Wills Filed for Probate.

The register yesterday received three wills
for probate and record. George Kernwein be-
queathes his entire estate to his wife, Caroline
Kernwein, and designates her as sole execu-
INK. By the will of Julia Brsnnagan the prop.
city of the deceased is left to her brother,
Patrick Brannagan, aud he named us executor.
Leila r. Eliot Moran, wife of 4. French Moran
by her will. leaves her interest in her mothers
estate to her husband In trust, f the benefit
and education OF her son, j. Eliot Moran,
until he arrives of age, when either has power
to dispose of the same.
National Republican., 1887-09-03

THE Pennsylvania Railroad Company an
nounCe two delightful autumnal pleasure tours
TO the Allegheny Mountains and Cressou
Springs during the month of September, the
first TO occur on the LIST and the second on the
board at the famous Mountain Honse good to
return within ten days,will be sold from Wash
lngton at s.. Those availlng themselves of
ct $50 a. M, connecting at Harrisburg with
niul trai
National Republican., 1887-09-03
See Our Prices on Wntche hes.

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A guarantee accompanies every wa'ch.
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National Republican., 1887-09-03

ELY's CREAM BALM was recommended to
me by my druggist rs Il preventive to Hay
Fever. Have been using 1t as directed since
the glh of August and have fOnnd it Il specific
fr that much dreaded aud lOathsome disease.
For ten years or moIe have been great suf
ierer each year, from Aus.g TIL frost, and have
ifieo many alleged remedies for It's euro but
Ely's Cream Balm IL the only preventive
have ever found. Hay Fever sufferers ought
10 know Of its efficacy. Il. b. AISswoRTH
Publisher Indianapolis, Ind.
National Republican., 1887-09-03
F.timnt,s for rho Poiice Court.

The police court estimates Tor 1855 are for
one judge, 5000; one clerk, 81 COO; one deputy
ucrR, SI 600; TWO bailiiis at SO per day eaGh
one messenger, $500; one doorkecper, S5i0
United States marsbal fees, 81 400; contingent
tXpenses, including compensation of a justice
uf the peace acting Ms judge, not exceeding
$500; books, stationery, fuel, ice, witness fees,
nd other necessary items, $1,000. total OF
LII Ils
National Republican., 1887-09-03
Ninrrinea Licensas.

The following marriage licenses have been
issued: Frank Gordon and Sarah Addison;
John A. Larman and Mary Rest Charles W.
buckingham and Ella pampel John p. Lucas,
OF AieXan dIia, Va. and L. Magdaline Ham
mcrsly, OF Round Hin, Va: Jesse Bates and
Anne Dogs, both of Prince William county,
Va; William Garner aud Lucinda Bird; Moses
Young and Harriet Russell; john II. Dade and
Mary f. Ruipry,